Pipe.



No. 874,459. x v PATENTED DEC. 24, 1907.

I L. UNDERWOOD.

PIPE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22. 1907.

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LORING UNDERWOOD, OF BELMONT, MASSACHUSETTS.

PIPE i Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Dec. 24, 1907.

Application fi July 22, 1907. Serial No. 385,011.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LORING UNDERWOOD, of Belmont, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Pipes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention consists in an improvement in pipes, whereby the pipe maybe folded into small compass so as to be conveniently carried in thepocket, and at the same time cov ered to prevent spilling of tobacco orashes.

The invention also includes an attachment for such a pipe adapted to beplaced over the bowl to prevent ashes. and embers being blown out fromthe bowl by the wind.

Of the accompanying drawings,Figure 1 represents a perspective view of apipe embodying my invention, in condition for smoking in a wind. Fig. 2represents a similar view, showing the pipe folded into its smallestcompass for being stowed away. Figs. 3 and 4 represent longitudinalsections, showing the parts indicated in Figs. 1 and 2 respectively.Figs. 5 and 6 represent plan views of Figs. 3 and 4 respectively, theformer figures being taken on lines 33 of Fig. 5 and 44 of Fig. 6. Fig.7 represents a cross-section on line 77 of Fig. 3. Fig. 8 represents thepipe with the stem and wind guard in position to permit filling of thetobacco pocket in the bowl. Fig. 9 represents a plan view of the guard.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a pipe bowl of any desired formand construction, but preferably somewhat elliptical, that is, having agreater diameter in one di rection'than in a transverse direction sothat it may be conveniently and comfortably carried in the pocket of theuser. In the center of the bowl 1 is a tobacco pocket 2 which connectsby a passage 3 with a socket or well 4 bored into the bowl near one endthereof.

A stem 5 is providedhaving a hub or nipple 6 whiclrfits closely into thesocket 4, making an air-tight connection with the sides thereof, butpermitting a swiveling movement'of the stem. A passage 7 leads from themouth-piece end of the stem through the nipple and opens into the socket4. A lip 8 around the passage extends from the end of the nipple belowthe outlet of the passage 3 so as to prevent liquids distilled from thetobacco being carried upward by the draft. The body of the stem extendsat such an angle from the nipple, and the latter 7 is so directed withrelation to the top of the bowl, that the stem is capable of swinging soas to lie directly across the pocket 2 in close proximity to the top ofthe bowl throughout its entire length, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4,and is of such length as not to project beyond the edge of the bowl.Intermediate its ends the stem has lateral enlargements or wings 9 ofsuflicient width to entirely cover the pocket and prevent tobacco orashes which may be contained in the pocket from falling out when thestem is swung over.

Pivoted to the bowl is a guard plate 10 of sufficient area to extendentirely across the top of the tobacco pocket, and having perforations11 to permit a draft, but which are not large enough to permit the windto blow out sparks or ash-es. This plate lies close to the upper surfaceof the bowl and has an car 12 with a hole 13 large enough to receive thehub or nipple 6, about which it is enabled to turn. Thus the stem andplate have the same pivotal axis, while the stem lies above the plateand can entirely cover it when both are turned over the bowl. When thestem is turned back in position for use, the plate is retained firmly inplace by projections 14 formed on its under side, and located so as toengage the edges of the tobacco pocket at opposite sides thereof. Theseprotuberances are formed by indenting the upper surface of the plate andare rounded so as to slip over the edge of the bowl when su'llicientpressure is applied, and yet have enough depth to prevent accidentaldislodgment.

A pipe constructed as above described is of special value for use inoutdoor sports, since it can be closed up into a small compass for beingeasily carried about, and has the shield which enables it to be smokedin a wind or while driving in an automobile without danger of sparksblowing into the users face or endangering his clothing.

I claim 1. As an article of manufacture, a'pipe for smoking comprising abowl formed with a tobacco pocket, a stem swiveled to the bowl so as toswing directly over and cover the pocket thereof, and a perforated platealso swiveled to the bowl on the pivot of the stem so as to extendacross the pocket, being retained by the stem. I

2. As an article of manufacture, a pipe for smoking comprising a bowlformed with a tobacco pocket, a stem swiveled to the bowl and projectinglaterally from the swivel so as to swing directly over and cover thepocket thereof, and a perforated plate secured pivotally to the top ofthe bowl coaxially with the stem so that it may be swung over the pocketand be covered by the stem.

3. A pipe comprising a bowl having a to bacco pocket, a perforated platepivoted to the bowl so as to swing over the pocket and formed withrounded protuberances adapted to swing into the pocket and engageopposite sides thereof to prevent displacement, and a stem swiveled tothe bowl above said plate, bearing upon the latter so as to hold itagainst the top of the bowl.

4. A pipe comprising a bowl having a tobacco pocket, a socket beside thesame, and a passage between the pocket and socket; a stem having anipple contained in said socket, about which the stem is adapted to turnswivelly so as to extend over the tobacco pocket, said stem having alsoan enlargement forming a cover for the pocket;

and a perforated plate arranged to swing about said stem nipple and toextend over said pocket between the top of the bowl and the stern, beingheld against the top of the bowl by the stem.

5. A pipe comprising a bowl having a tobacco pocket, a perforated platepivoted to the bowl so as to swing across the pocket or away therefromto uncover the same, and a stem swiveled coaxially with the cover to thebowl bearing upon the cover so as to hold it on the top of the bowl, andso shaped and extended as to be capable of extending over and coveringboth the plate and the pocket, the stem being provided with anintermediate enlargement for that purpose.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

LORING UNDERVVOODM Witnesses P. W. PEZZETTI, A. H. BROWN

